Hom rong (2004)

Calificación de los usuarios:

8.0/10   

Director:

Ittisoontorn Vichailak

Escritores:

Peerasak Saksiri (writer)
Dolkamol Sattatip (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

2004 (Thailand)

Género:

Biografía | Drama | Música

Plot:

Based on the life of Luang Pradit Pairoh (Sorn Silapabanleng) the most revered traditional Thai music...

Plot Keywords:

Thailand | Musician

Premios:

9 wins & 1 nomination

Comentarios de los usuarios:

An Insight Rarely Seen

Reparto

Anuchit Sapanpong	...	Sorn
Adul Dulyarat	...	Elderly Sorn
Pongpat Wachirabunjong	...	Lieutenant Colonel Veera
Narongrit Tosa-nga	...	Kun In
Phoovarit Phumpuang	...	Terd
Sompob Benjathikul	...	His Royal Highness
Kiat Punpiputt	...	Master Sin
Arratee Tanmahapran	...	Chote (1880s)
Sumeth Ong-ard	...	Prasit
Somlek Sakdikul	...	Master Tian (as Somchai Sakdikul)
Lookpoo Doksedeo	...	Piak
Supaluk Uttamawetin	...	Chote (older)
Aunnop Anawat	...	Tew
Chumphorn Thepphithak	...	Tew
Krit Suwannapaph	...	Second Lieutenant

También conocida como:

The Overture (International: English title)

Duración:

Thailand:103 min

País:

Thailand

Idioma:

Tailandés

Color:

Color

Clasificación:

Singapore:PG

Compañía:

Sahamongkolfilm Co.

Trivialidades:

Was Thailand's submission for foreign picture Oscar in 2004.

Errores:

Anacronismos: Although set in the 1930s and 40s, the young people all have modern hairstyles.

An Insight Rarely Seen

"The Overture" certainly had a number of flaws, not least of which was for the audience to figure what was when. I had very little sense of time and place for any of it, and, at first, the flashbacks and flash-forwards were unanticipated and difficult to differentiate from the previous scene.

Nonetheless, such movies provide a rare insight into foreign cultures, and this one did just fine in that regard. The strongest element of "Overture" was the acting. I thought the cast did a generally wonderful job in bringing substance to the disparate collection of characters who populated this story.

While, to be frank, much of the music of southeast Asia is difficult to listen to for extended periods, this film did manage to demonstrate the subtlety and beauty of some Thai music. And is the competitiveness shown in this film part of the reality of traditional Thai music? If so, it seems the Thais have also made music, at some level, into nearly a blood sport.

By the way, some have written here of this film in relation to "Amadeus". To me, it is more like "Drumline".